Business and Government
Many parts of the State of Missouri will reopen next week, and it's going to be all about social distancing come May 4. Retail stores will be able to open their doors if people are at least six feet away…
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Johnson County Community College has been provided federal funding to help students cover expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students need to be enrolled in at least six credit hours and must be degree-seeking to qualify for relief. The funding would…
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Today Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is expected to release details about the stay-at-home order expected to expire on May 4 and how businesses can reopen in phases in the state. The stay-at-home order is in place in Kansas City until…
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Heading into the final full week of stay-at-home directives from the state and from local governments in Kansas, physicians at the University of Kansas Hospital said today that public efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic here had…
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Kiley Sidman is the Kansas City market director of Chase Consumer and Community Banking, as the chain expands through the metro area. Q: How has daily business changed at your branches since the COVID-19 outbreak? A: As you can imagine,…
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's month manufacturing survey examining the region had its lowest reading in its history since launching in 1994. “Regional factory activity continued to decline in April, with our composite index falling to the lowest…
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The House of Representatives has passed a $484-billion relief bill that would fund small businesses and hospitals, and now the measure goes before President Donald Trump. The bill includes $320 billion to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small…
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North Kansas City officials have amended stay-at-home orders in the city and have pushed the date back from May 15 to May 3, following similar move by Clay County earlier in the week. North Kansas City Mayor Don Stielow moved…
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The House of Representatives today is set to vote on a $480-billion bill that would give relief to small businesses and hospitals. The Senate approved the measure earlier in the week, and President Trump is expected to sign the bill,…
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The Small Business Administration today issued new guidance for its Paycheck Protection Program. It's new guidance had verbiage that would make it less likely for large companies and institutions like the burger chain Shake Shack, which has a location in…
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